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Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, BnF Éthiopien d'Abbadie 95

Denis Nosnitsin (cataloguer)

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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https://betamasaheft.eu/BNFabb95
Bibliothèque nationale de France[view repository]

Collection: Manuscrits orientaux, Fonds éthiopien, d'Abbadie

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General description

Four Gospels

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1750-1848 The name of the original owner was Kǝfla Māryām owner , his name was erased from the headings except on check the viewerfol. 84rb . The name of Walda Māryām owner was added in the heading on check the viewerfol. 3r . Walda Kiros , possibly another owner, is mentioned in (a4) .

Provenance

The manuscript was acquired by Antoine d'Abbadie owner sometime between 1840 and 1848.

Acquisition

The manuscript entered the Bibliothèque nationale in 1902.

Summary

Contents

check the viewerFols 3ra–110ra Four Gospels (CAe 1560) The Four Gospels lack prefatory texts.
check the viewerFols 51ra–83rc Bǝsrāta Luqās (CAe 2713)

Language of text:

check the viewerFols 84ra–110va Gospel of John (CAe 2715)

Language of text:

.

Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 , 2 , 5 s, 1 , 5 s.

  1. check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: GuestText)

    Pater Noster in Coptic Bohairic transcribed in Ethiopic letters (as indicated by Marius Chaîne), very difficult to recognize. The prayer proper starts with ባንዩት፡). Crudely written.

    ( cop ) አሪዳን፡ ናም፡ እብሻእ፡ አንጉስ፡ ኻን፡ ኡሻብ፡ ቢሁሙት፡ ጋ፡ ባንዩት፡ አት፡ ኻን፡ ኒይ፡ ፋዊይ፡ ማራፍ፡ ዱዉዉ፡ ኤን፡ ጋዕ፡ ባክራን፡ ማረስኢ፡ ኤን፡ ጋዳክ፡ ማዱሩ፡ ባዳሕ፡ ናክ፡ ማራፍ፡ ሹቢይ፡ አሚብ፡ ራዲይ፡ ኻን፡ ኢትባእ፡ ናም፡ ሂይ፡ ጋን፡ ቢካ፡ ሂይ፡ ባን፡ ኦጅኤን፡ ዳእ፡ ራዝዲይ፡ ማይፍ፡ ናን፡ ኤምፉ፡ ካን፡ ኒይ፡ አእ፡ ዳእ፡ ሩን፡ ናን፡ አዉል፡ ኤም፡ ኢብ፡ ራዲይ፡ ሁን፡ ኤን፡ ዳን፡ ኩዉ፡ አውል፡ ኤን፡ ኒይ፡ አእ፡ ዳዕ፡ ኡን፡ ኢን፡ ዳን፡ አእ፡ ሩኡ፡ ኡዎ፡ ኤም፡ ባዕ፡ ራን፡ ዳን፡ አእ፡ ኹን፡ አእ፡ ቢይ፡ ራስ፡ ሙስ፡ አለ፡ ናማን፡ አእ፡ ዉል፡ ሁእ፡ ቢይ፡ ባት፡ ሁዑ፡ ኻን፡ ብክርስቶስ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ባንሾኸ። ተፈጸመ፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ በግብጽ፡

  2. check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Partly erased.

    ( gez ) ዛቲ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘ[…]ommission by ስ፡ ዘአጥረያ፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡

  3. check the viewerFol. 32v (Type: Unclear)

    Note in Amharic concerning theological doctrines, partly erased (possibly the rest of a bigger text that was written on the folium that was cut).

    ( am ) […]ommission by መንግሥት፡ [...]ommission by ብር፡ የተባለ፡ […]ommission by የባሕርይ፡ ልጆነቱ፡ ነው፡ የሚሰጠው፡ የሚነሳው፡ አይዶለውም፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

  4. check the viewerFol. 110va (Type: GuestText)

    The text is written in a secondary hand, over another bigger text that was erased.

    ( gez ) መልአ፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ብስራቱ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ እም፡ ፲ወ፪ሐዋርያት፡ እንተ፡ ጸሐፎ፡ በዩናኒ፡. . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ለሊሁ፡ ወልድ፡ ተናገረ፡ ዕቀቦ፡ እምኃይለ፡ ጸላዒ፡ ለገብርከ፡ ወልደ፡ ኪሮስ፡

  5. check the viewerFols 111va–111vb (Type: GuestText)

    The text is carelessly written in a secondary hand.

    ( gez ) መልአ፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ብስራቱ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ፩እም፡ ፲ወ፪ሰባክያን፡ ዘጸሐፎ፡ በዩናኒ፡. . . . .ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ለሊሁ፡ ወልድ፡ ተናገረ።

Extras

  1. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the spine.

  2. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the front board.

  3. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the inner side of the front board.

  4. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library written on the inner side of the front board.

  5. (Type: StampExlibris)

    Shelfmark of the Library glued onto the spine.

  6. check the viewerFols 3rb–110rc

    In all Gospels, non-Ethiopian division into chapters is indicated in the margins though the abbreviation “ch.” followed by a Roman number, probably by Antoine d'Abbadie owner .

  7. check the viewerFols 3rb–110rc (Type: Directive)

    Readings for the hours are indicated in a crude hand, on some folia (on some folia partly erased, 28v not found in this file, 29r not found in this file).

  8. check the viewerFol. 6vb (Type: Correction)

    Two omitted lines of the text are written in the upper margin, their place in the text is indicated with tamallas-sign.

  9. check the viewerFol. 41v (Type: Correction)

    An omitted word is written in the lateral margin, its place in the text is indicated with tamallas-sign.

  10. check the viewerFol. 83va

    Pen trials, in black and red inks

  11. check the viewerFol. 83vb

    Pen trial, in black ink

  12. check the viewerFol. 86va (Type: Correction)

    Omitted words are written in the upper margin, their place in the text is indicated with tamallas-sign.

  13. check the viewerFol. 89vb (Type: Correction)

    Omitted words are written in the upper margin, their place in the text is indicated with tamallas-sign.

  14. check the viewerFol. 89vb (Type: Correction)

    An omitted word is written in the upper margin, in a crude hand, its place in the text is indicated with tamallas-sign.

  15. check the viewerFol. 97v (Type: Unclear)

    An unclear note in the inner margin along the centrefold, written in a crude hand.

    ( gez ) ዘሐሙስ

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

Other Decorations

  1. other: check the viewerFols. 3ra, 33ra, 51ra, 84r

    The heading of each Gospel is separated from the incipit by a brack and red dotted line.

  2. drawing: check the viewerFol. 111r Talismanic drawing of a cross and intersecting curved lines with loops at the end (stylized monograpms?).

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Conti Rossini, C. 1914. Notice sur les manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection d’Abbadie, Extrait du Journal Asiatique (Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1914). page 55-56, number 27
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  • Chaîne, M. 1912. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens de la Collection Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie nationale–Ernest Leroux, éditeur, 1912). page 54, number 82
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  • Abbadie, A. d’ 1859. Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartenant à Antoine d’Abbadie (Paris: Imprimerie impériale, 1859). page 61, number 95
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

111 (leaf) , Entered as 111 1 (leaf, blank) : Entered as 1 check the viewerFol. 83 +NaN (quire) .Entered as A + 12 85 85
Outer dimensions
Height 85
Width 85

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner of the folia.

Quire Structure Collation

Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 A 2 Fols 1r–2v
2 1 10 Fols 3r–12v
3 2 8 Fols 13r–21v
4 3 11 Fols 22r–32v The structure of the quire is uncertain.
5 4 10 Fols 33r–42v
6 5 8 Fols 43r–50v
7 6 10 Fols 51r–60v
8 7 10 Fols 61r–70v
9 8 10 Fols 71r–80v
10 9 4 Fols 81r–84v s.l.: 4, stub before 4 s.l.: 1, no stub
11 10 9 Fols 85r–93v The structure of the quire is uncertain.
12 11 9 Fols 94r–103v The structure of the quire is uncertain.
13 12 8 Fols 104r–111v s.l.: 1, no stub s.l.: 8, no stub

It is unfortunately not possible with the information provided to print the collation diagrams and formula.

  • Quire with id:q4 and n 3 is made of 11 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
  • Quire with id:q11 and n 10 is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.
  • Quire with id:q12 and n 11 is made of 9 leaves, but there is no futher information about the reason this number is odd.

State of preservation

good

Condition

check the viewerFols. 32, is mutilated (two columns are cut off), check the viewer48 seems to have been composed out of two pieces of parchment sewn together. Some quires are reinforced with parchment guards.

Binding

Two wooden boards.

Blind-tooled leather quarter cover.

Sewing Stations

4

Endbands intact.

The manuscript has a well-preserved leather case.

Binding material

wood

textile

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 3r–72r )

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 25

The heading of Gospel of Matthew (three lines) is written in one column layout.
Ruling
Pricking
  • Pricking and ruling are visible.

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    18th or early 19th century (19th century according to C. Conti Rossini).

    Ink: Black, red.

    Irregular and hasty; by a mediocre scribe. The script is exceptionally small and nearly impossible to to read. The 5th-order markers are open, the length of the 3rd-order markers is emphasized.

  • Hand 2

    Script: Ethiopic

    First half of the 19th century.

    Ink: Black, red.

    Date: 1800-1860

    1800-1860 Somewhat irregular, careful; by a mediocre scribe.

    • Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Hamburg
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    BNFabb95.xml
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    BNFabb95

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